04.4 What other requirements are there for applications to extend accreditation?

For the automatic extension of program accreditations upon application until the decision of the Accreditation Council, the application must be submitted in good time (see FAQ 0.1.1) in the electronic ELIAS FAQ system, including submission of the associated documents (accreditation report, self-evaluation report), which allow at least a summary review. Subsequent submission of the documents is not possible. There are no further requirements.
One reason for a deadline extension of up to two years is usually the different deadlines for study programmes within a bundle. If the accreditations of all study programmes in a bundle expire at the same time, the higher education institution is responsible for initiating an immediately subsequent (re)accreditation before the validity period of the accreditation expires (cf. § 26 para. 2 MRVO).
The number of study programmes whose accreditation period is to be extended as part of a batch accreditation should be in reasonable proportion to the number of study programmes whose accreditation period is decisive for the new accreditation period to be set. As a rule, this means: “adjustment of the minority to the majority”.
The justification submitted to the Accreditation Council must clarify when the peer-review procedure and consequently the accreditation application can be expected.